On Wednesday, June 5, the conference "Towards Effective Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering" was held in Riga. It was organised as the closing event of the "Anti-Money Laundering Training Programme", which has been implemented since 2017, in cooperation with the Structural Reform Service of the European Commission and the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service of the Netherlands (FIOD -Fiscale inlichtingen- en opsporingsdienst). The Training Programme was specifically developed to strengthen the capacity of the law enforcement, judicial system, supervisory authorities and other competent institutions of Latvia in the field of mitigation of money laundering risks.

The opening event for the third season of the #FraudOff! anti-fraud movement is planned for Wednesday, 24 April, with a press conference and a discussion. The goal of this social information campaign is to expand knowledge of fraudulent activities, illegal business and other practices among the general public, also drawing attention to the negative consequences that such phenomena have on the prosperity of the country as a whole and every individual in particular.

On Wednesday, 10 April, during a working visit, the Minister for Finance, Jānis Reirs, met with the US Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Marshall Billingslea, to introduce him to the Latvian Government's financial sector control reform, the so-called “Overhaul”. During the meeting, Mr. Billingslea praised both what the Government has accomplished in such a short period and their future plans for straightening out the financial sector in Latvia.

On Monday, February 4, Japanese credit rating agency R&I reaffirmed its “A-” foreign currency issuer rating on the Republic of Latvia. The outlook remains stable.